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Life expectancy at birth, women, years: ranking of countries

217 countries ranked by their latest value. Monaco is highest at 88.6 yrs; Nigeria is lowest at 54.9 yrs.

World 76.0 yrs (2024)Median country 78.0 yrs217 countries
Life expectancy, women: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
50607080901994199920042009201420192024WorldWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
Highest ten
Monaco88.6 yrsHong Kong88.2 yrsSan Marino87.2 yrsJapan87.1 yrsFrench Polynesia86.6 yrsSouth Korea86.6 yrsSpain86.5 yrsLiechtenstein86.3 yrsAndorra86.2 yrsMacao86.2 yrs
Lowest tenof 217
Benin62.4 yrsNiger62.4 yrsMali62.1 yrsGuinea62.1 yrsSomalia61.6 yrsSouth Sudan60.7 yrsLesotho60.4 yrsCentral African Republic59.6 yrsChad57.2 yrsNigeria54.9 yrs
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All 217 countries

Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.

217 shown
#CountryRegionLife expectancy, womenYearRelative
1MonacoEurope & Central Asia88.6 yrs2024
2Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific88.2 yrs2024
3San MarinoEurope & Central Asia87.2 yrs2024
4JapanEast Asia & Pacific87.1 yrs2024
5French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific86.6 yrs2024
6South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific86.6 yrs2024
7SpainEurope & Central Asia86.5 yrs2024
8LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia86.3 yrs2024
9AndorraEurope & Central Asia86.2 yrs2024
10MacaoEast Asia & Pacific86.2 yrs2024
11SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia86.2 yrs2024
12GibraltarEurope & Central Asia86.2 yrs2024
13ItalyEurope & Central Asia86.0 yrs2024
14FranceEurope & Central Asia85.9 yrs2024
15BermudaNorth America85.9 yrs2024
16SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific85.6 yrs2024
17SwedenEurope & Central Asia85.6 yrs2024
18LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia85.5 yrs2024
19IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan85.4 yrs2024
20KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan85.4 yrs2024
21Puerto RicoLatin America & Caribbean85.4 yrs2024
22PortugalEurope & Central Asia85.2 yrs2024
23AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific85.1 yrs2024
24FinlandEurope & Central Asia85.0 yrs2024
25SloveniaEurope & Central Asia85.0 yrs2024
26Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia84.9 yrs2024
27MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan84.8 yrs2024
28NorwayEurope & Central Asia84.8 yrs2024
29IrelandEurope & Central Asia84.7 yrs2024
30IcelandEurope & Central Asia84.5 yrs2024
31BelgiumEurope & Central Asia84.4 yrs2024
32GreeceEurope & Central Asia84.4 yrs2024
33United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan84.3 yrs2024
34AustriaEurope & Central Asia84.3 yrs2024
35CanadaNorth America84.3 yrs2024
36DenmarkEurope & Central Asia84.2 yrs2024
37US Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean84.1 yrs2024
38Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean84.0 yrs2024
39CyprusEurope & Central Asia83.8 yrs2024
40EstoniaEurope & Central Asia83.7 yrs2024
41New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific83.7 yrs2024
42Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean83.6 yrs2024
43QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan83.5 yrs2024
44NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia83.4 yrs2024
45United KingdomEurope & Central Asia83.3 yrs2024
46Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia83.3 yrs2024
47ChileLatin America & Caribbean83.2 yrs2024
48Isle of ManEurope & Central Asia83.2 yrs2024
49GermanyEurope & Central Asia83.2 yrs2024
50Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean83.0 yrs2024
51CzechiaEurope & Central Asia83.0 yrs2024
52MaldivesSouth Asia83.0 yrs2024
53PanamaLatin America & Caribbean82.7 yrs2024
54PolandEurope & Central Asia82.2 yrs2024
55BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan82.1 yrs2024
56OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan82.0 yrs2024
57UruguayLatin America & Caribbean82.0 yrs2024
58CroatiaEurope & Central Asia81.9 yrs2024
59ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia81.7 yrs2024
60SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia81.7 yrs2024
61LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia81.6 yrs2024
62AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia81.6 yrs2024
63GuamEast Asia & Pacific81.6 yrs2024
64LatviaEurope & Central Asia81.5 yrs2024
65New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific81.4 yrs2024
66United StatesNorth America81.4 yrs2024
67Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan81.3 yrs2024
68Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia81.1 yrs2024
69ThailandEast Asia & Pacific81.0 yrs2024
70ChinaEast Asia & Pacific81.0 yrs2024
71CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean81.0 yrs2024
72Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific80.9 yrs2024
73Sri LankaSouth Asia80.7 yrs2024
74SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa80.7 yrs2024
75CubaLatin America & Caribbean80.7 yrs2024
76ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean80.6 yrs2024
77Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean80.4 yrs2024
78Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean80.4 yrs2024
79MontenegroEurope & Central Asia80.4 yrs2024
80TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia80.3 yrs2024
81JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan80.3 yrs2024
82EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean80.3 yrs2024
83PeruLatin America & Caribbean80.3 yrs2024
84RomaniaEurope & Central Asia80.3 yrs2024
85KosovoEurope & Central Asia80.3 yrs2024
86British Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean80.2 yrs2024
87ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean80.0 yrs2024
88HungaryEurope & Central Asia79.9 yrs2024
89LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan79.9 yrs2024
90IranMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan79.8 yrs2024
91Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean79.7 yrs2024
92MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific79.5 yrs2024
93BulgariaEurope & Central Asia79.5 yrs2024
94UkraineEurope & Central Asia79.4 yrs2024
95VietnamEast Asia & Pacific79.4 yrs2024
96Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa79.4 yrs2024
97TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan79.3 yrs2024
98GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia79.2 yrs2024
99BelarusEurope & Central Asia79.2 yrs2024
100BrazilLatin America & Caribbean79.1 yrs2024
101ArubaLatin America & Caribbean78.9 yrs2024
102RussiaEurope & Central Asia78.9 yrs2024
103North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia78.9 yrs2024
104BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean78.8 yrs2024
105KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia78.5 yrs2024
106GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean78.5 yrs2024
107SerbiaEurope & Central Asia78.3 yrs2024
108BahamasLatin America & Caribbean78.3 yrs2024
109MexicoLatin America & Caribbean78.0 yrs2024
110AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan77.9 yrs2024
111MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan77.8 yrs2024
112BruneiEast Asia & Pacific77.7 yrs2024
113NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean77.6 yrs2024
114MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa77.4 yrs2024
115AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia77.3 yrs2024
116Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean77.1 yrs2024
117MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific77.1 yrs2024
118ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean77.1 yrs2024
119SurinameLatin America & Caribbean77.0 yrs2024
120Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean76.8 yrs2024
121BangladeshSouth Asia76.7 yrs2024
122BelizeLatin America & Caribbean76.7 yrs2024
123VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean76.7 yrs2024
124KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia76.6 yrs2024
125TongaEast Asia & Pacific76.5 yrs2024
126El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean76.5 yrs2024
127Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean76.5 yrs2024
128Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean76.2 yrs2024
129American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific76.0 yrs2024
130North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific75.9 yrs2024
131MoldovaEurope & Central Asia75.7 yrs2024
132HondurasLatin America & Caribbean75.7 yrs2024
133UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia75.5 yrs2024
134BhutanSouth Asia75.3 yrs2024
135GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean75.0 yrs2024
136SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan74.9 yrs2024
137DominicaLatin America & Caribbean74.7 yrs2024
138Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean74.5 yrs2024
139West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan74.3 yrs2024
140IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan74.2 yrs2024
141JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean74.1 yrs2024
142TajikistanEurope & Central Asia74.1 yrs2024
143VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific74.1 yrs2024
144GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean74.1 yrs2024
145EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan74.0 yrs2024
146São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa73.9 yrs2024
147IndiaSouth Asia73.9 yrs2024
148SamoaEast Asia & Pacific73.8 yrs2024
149IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific73.4 yrs2024
150CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific73.4 yrs2024
151TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia73.0 yrs2024
152PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific73.0 yrs2024
153LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan72.7 yrs2024
154GreenlandEurope & Central Asia72.2 yrs2024
155Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific72.2 yrs2024
156NepalSouth Asia72.1 yrs2024
157PalauEast Asia & Pacific71.9 yrs2024
158BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa71.9 yrs2024
159YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan71.5 yrs2024
160LaosEast Asia & Pacific71.5 yrs2024
161NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa71.5 yrs2024
162UgandaSub-Saharan Africa71.4 yrs2024
163BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean71.3 yrs2024
164MicronesiaEast Asia & Pacific71.3 yrs2024
165GabonSub-Saharan Africa71.2 yrs2024
166EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa71.0 yrs2024
167SenegalSub-Saharan Africa71.0 yrs2024
168EritreaSub-Saharan Africa70.9 yrs2024
169TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific70.9 yrs2024
170MalawiSub-Saharan Africa70.8 yrs2024
171MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa70.7 yrs2024
172MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific70.4 yrs2024
173PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan70.3 yrs2024
174RwandaSub-Saharan Africa70.1 yrs2024
175TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa70.0 yrs2024
176SudanSub-Saharan Africa69.8 yrs2024
177South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa69.8 yrs2024
178Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific69.7 yrs2024
179FijiEast Asia & Pacific69.5 yrs2024
180Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific69.5 yrs2024
181Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific69.2 yrs2024
182ComorosSub-Saharan Africa69.2 yrs2024
183ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa68.9 yrs2024
184DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan68.7 yrs2024
185HaitiLatin America & Caribbean68.5 yrs2024
186KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific68.3 yrs2024
187GhanaSub-Saharan Africa68.2 yrs2024
188AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan67.8 yrs2024
189The GambiaSub-Saharan Africa67.8 yrs2024
190Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa67.7 yrs2024
191AngolaSub-Saharan Africa67.3 yrs2024
192EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa67.1 yrs2024
193MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa66.7 yrs2024
194Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa66.5 yrs2024
195CameroonSub-Saharan Africa66.2 yrs2024
196KenyaSub-Saharan Africa66.1 yrs2024
197Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa65.9 yrs2024
198BurundiSub-Saharan Africa65.9 yrs2024
199MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa65.6 yrs2024
200ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa65.3 yrs2024
201Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa64.3 yrs2024
202Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa64.2 yrs2024
203NauruEast Asia & Pacific64.2 yrs2024
204Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa63.7 yrs2024
205LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa63.6 yrs2024
206Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa63.4 yrs2024
207TogoSub-Saharan Africa63.2 yrs2024
208BeninSub-Saharan Africa62.4 yrs2024
209NigerSub-Saharan Africa62.4 yrs2024
210MaliSub-Saharan Africa62.1 yrs2024
211GuineaSub-Saharan Africa62.1 yrs2024
212SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa61.6 yrs2024
213South SudanSub-Saharan Africa60.7 yrs2024
214LesothoSub-Saharan Africa60.4 yrs2024
215Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa59.6 yrs2024
216ChadSub-Saharan Africa57.2 yrs2024
217NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa54.9 yrs2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
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